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I don’t know why non-photographers need phones with super powerful camera features. It would be nice if these manufacturers put serious effort into improving ba

by akudha 4y ago

I don’t know why non-photographers need phones with super powerful camera features. It would be nice if these manufacturers put serious effort into improving battery performance instead of camera stuff. Tired of my phone battery charge lasting not even a day

haswell 4y ago
Simply put: people want to preserve high quality memories of their lives, and better cameras make better photos/videos. With that said, a “real camera” phone seems most likely to attract customers with specific photography goals, so there’s no reason to conclude that these phones are for people who don’t share those goals. Neither does the creation of photography-focused phones have much bearing on the existence of phones with good batteries. Single anecdote, but I charge my iPhone every 2-3 days depending on how heavily I use it, and it still manages to take excellent pictures.
cududa 4y ago
Well, my phone battery usually lasts the full day, even though the battery is old/ degraded. I’m fairly certain most others do too. If you have an iPhone the magnetic battery works great. If you prefer android, there are plenty of phones with bulky batteries. Plus, it’s not like battery engineering and camera engineering are even remotely the same skill sets
jamiek88 4y ago
What phone do you have that doesn’t even last a day?
- sho_hn 4y ago
  Any that's over two years old. I'm very frustrated with the battery on my Samsung S21. Smartphones now improve at a glacial, minutely iterative pace, so for the first time, I see no compelling reasons to upgrade -- except due to the total lack of battery health management, the battery is by now basically ruined. I'll try for a replacement.
surgical_fire 4y ago
Well, mostly nobody need what high-end smartphones offer. Cheaper smartphones (say, in the low hundreds of bucks range) cover 100% of the needs of the average user. Still, a lot of people buy the high end ones. My conclusion is that people like expensive toys (especially true when it comes to iPhones) So, nothing wrong about Xiaomi going after that market. It certainly exists.

by akudha 4y ago

haswell 4y ago

Simply put: people want to preserve high quality memories of their lives, and better cameras make better photos/videos. With that said, a “real camera” phone seems most likely to attract customers with specific photography goals, so there’s no reason to conclude that these phones are for people who don’t share those goals. Neither does the creation of photography-focused phones have much bearing on the existence of phones with good batteries. Single anecdote, but I charge my iPhone every 2-3 days depending on how heavily I use it, and it still manages to take excellent pictures.

cududa 4y ago

Well, my phone battery usually lasts the full day, even though the battery is old/ degraded. I’m fairly certain most others do too. If you have an iPhone the magnetic battery works great. If you prefer android, there are plenty of phones with bulky batteries. Plus, it’s not like battery engineering and camera engineering are even remotely the same skill sets

jamiek88 4y ago

What phone do you have that doesn’t even last a day?

sho_hn 4y ago
Any that's over two years old. I'm very frustrated with the battery on my Samsung S21. Smartphones now improve at a glacial, minutely iterative pace, so for the first time, I see no compelling reasons to upgrade -- except due to the total lack of battery health management, the battery is by now basically ruined. I'll try for a replacement.

surgical_fire 4y ago

Well, mostly nobody need what high-end smartphones offer. Cheaper smartphones (say, in the low hundreds of bucks range) cover 100% of the needs of the average user. Still, a lot of people buy the high end ones. My conclusion is that people like expensive toys (especially true when it comes to iPhones) So, nothing wrong about Xiaomi going after that market. It certainly exists.